Delray Beach Open, Delray Beach, FL, USA, ATP 250

[Moxie]

DATE: 15 Feb 2016 - 21 Feb 2016
SURFACE: HARD
PRIZE MONEY: $514,065
FIELD SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Ivo Karlovic

Seeds:
1 K. Anderson
2 B. Tomic
3 I. Karlovic
4 G. Dimitrov
5 J. Chardy
6 S. Johnson
7 D. Young
8 A. Mannarino

Juan Martin Del Potro makes his long awaited return to the ATP tour.

About Delray Beach:

Known worldwide as a vibrant, intimate town with big city sophistication, Delray Beach is a gem of South Florida, directly on the Atlantic Ocean. The city has upscale shops, fine restaurants, nighttime entertainment and, of course, the incomparable beauty of nearly two miles of award-winning beaches.

Delray Beach is 30-45 minutes from Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale International Airports, and only an hour north of Miami. A two-time winner of the coveted All-America City award (1993 and 2001), Delray Beach celebrates its art, culture and history.

More at: http://www.visitdelraybeach.org

All eyes will be on Juan Martin Del Potro as he makes his return to the tour.

 

[britbox]

I'm hoping JMDP gets through the tournament unscathed and gets a couple of matches under his belt.

 

[Moxie]

I'm hoping JMDP gets through the tournament unscathed and gets a couple of matches under his belt.

I think that is the first thing that everyone is hoping for.

 

[Billie]

Looking forward to seeing Delpo back playing.

I wouldn't mind going to that beach either.

 

[britbox]

 

[britbox]

Delpo has Denis Kudla in the first round.

 

[scoop]

Very nice event - will be there for three days - always a solid draw in Delray --

 

[Moxie]

Hey, Scoop! We'll be looking for your report from the front. Do let us know how Delpo is looking from close-up. I saw him at the USO in 09 and he was hitting the ball so hard and flat it look like it was going through the net, not over it. I'll be curious to know how he's hitting it now.

 

[Billie]

Karlovic was upset by a qualifier John-Patrick Smith 6:3 3:6 6:2
Dimitrov beat Sela 6:4 6:2
Mannarino beat Jaziri 1:6 6:3 6:1

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

aah palm trees..blue sky..and some tennis,

hope del potro wins his 1st match, good news is if he does then he won't face the karlovic nightmare in rd 2, seeing as he just lost today (Monday).

good news is that the recent op was on his other wrist, his non-wand hand. so we should see a few demon forehands seeing as all the way through the last 18months that's all he could hit, be interesting to see how many 2hbh he hits, prob mix up a few 2hbh with plenty of 1h slice bh just to ease himself into things..

 

[Billie]

Yeah, I think Delpo's must be one of the most awaited comebacks in recent memory. He is scheduled to play tomorrow at 8pm local time.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

8pm locaaal ttime is he ?..gonna try and see if I can tune in then.

 

[Billie]

8pm locaaal ttime is he ?..gonna try and see if I can tune in then.

It says not before 8pm, but there are 4 matches before his, the play starts at 11:00. Unless a couple of these matches are very long....

http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/current/delray-beach/499/daily-schedule

 

[herios]

Karlovic was upset by a qualifier John-Patrick Smith 6:3 3:6 6:2
:1

JP Smith eliminated in qualies Rublev too, who was mentioned as a big talent, but this year his results are poor.

 

[britbox]

 

[britbox]

 

[Denis]

Fritz is out not surprisingly.

 

[Billie]

Delpo took the first set 6:1, looks good.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

finally got a lesser spotted del potro on my screen..winning too..6-2, 2-1.

 

[britbox]

C'mon Delpo!